TowneBank Expands Carolinas Presence Through Agreement to Acquire Dogwood State Bank - Candlesense

TowneBank Expands Carolinas Presence Through Agreement to Acquire Dogwood State Bank

SUFFOLK, Va. and RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hampton Roads based TowneBank (NASDAQ: TOWN) and Raleigh based Dogwood State Bank (OTCQX: DSBX) (“Dogwood”), today announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which TowneBank will acquire Dogwood State Bank. The proposed transaction substantially enhances TowneBank’s strategic journey down the fast-growing Interstate 85 corridor from Richmond, Virginia to Greenville and the upstate region of South Carolina. The bank’s current market position will be expanded in Raleigh, Greensboro-Winston Salem, Greenville, and Charlotte, North Carolina. Additionally, the merger will increase the bank’s footprint along the Eastern North Carolina coast from the Outer Banks to also include Morehead City, Greenville, Fayetteville, and Wilmington along with a new location in beautiful and historic Charleston, South Carolina.